Newest Episodes
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Episode 611: Editing the Beatles’ White Album
Would the Beatles’ double White Album have been better as a single album? Jim & Patrick give it a go.
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Episode 610: Fan Mail – Tom Waits, Claypool Lennon Delirium, Masked Intruder
Listeners Paul Trap and Nola Zac talk about music new (Masked Intruder, Claypool Lennon Delirium) and old (Tom Waits).
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Episode 609: Perfect Albums – U2, Ween, Prince, R.E.M., The Stooges
It’s Guest Star time! Barret Ries of Pittsburgh joins via Skype. As a patron of the pod, he picks the topic: Perfect albums that you must listen to in order, start to finish. Featuring U2, Ween, Prince, R.E.M. and The Stooges.
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Episode 608: Book Nook – Joy Division, Spacemen 3
Let’s visit Patrick’s Book Nook (now with its own theme music!). He discusses “Spacemen 3 and the Birth of Spiritualized” by Erik Morse, “Playing the Bass with Three Left Hands” by Will Carruthers and “The Searing Light, the Sun and Everything Else: Joy Division” by Jon Savage.
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Episode 607: Book – ‘Capitals of Punk’
Randall Brown (of Knoxville TN band Quartjar, which provides our theme music) helps us out by interviewing author and cultural geographer Tyler Sonnichsen about his new book “Capitals of Punk: DC, Paris, and Circulation in the Urban Underground.”
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Episode 606: Concert Report – The Raconteurs
We talk with Adam Coop via Skype about a super cool Raconteurs show he got to attend at Third Man Records in Nashville.
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Episode 605: Fan Mail – The National, Broken Social Scene, J Mascis and More
Two readers talk new music in this Fan Mail episode. Steven Routledge touts As I Lay Dying, Alex Lahey, Nick Lowe and the National (plus a Tom Petty cover by J Mascis). And Tom Neuerberg turns us on to the latest by Broken Social Scene. And then – sport!
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Episode 604: Fan Mail – Courtney Barnett, The Maureens, Daniel Norgren
Listener Niklas Nygards of Sweden tells us about some new music he’s been digging, from Dutch band the Maureens, Swedish singer Daniel Norgren and Australia’s Courtney Barnett.
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Episode 603: ’80s Classic Rock – The Who, Grateful Dead, Yes, CSN
We conclude our series on classic rock in the ’80s with a look at Crosby, Stills & Nash, Yes, the Who and the Grateful Dead. Rob Gates and Kevin Goff join Jim while Patrick is on vacation.
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Episode 602: ’80s Classic Rock – Paul Simon, David Bowie, Genesis
On this ’80s flashback episode, we focus on artists who continued to evolve their sound: Paul Simon, David Bowie and Genesis. Rob Gates and Kevin Goff fill in for Patrick while he’s on vacation.